ATS2561 Sex and the media
Faculty of Arts
ATS2561 Sex and the media is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2561
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2561
No unit lists ATS2561 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS3561, WMN2030, WMN3030
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that you only take this unit after you have completed two gateway units in Sociology.
Overview
Sex and the media will examine contemporary media and the implications these have for gender, identity, relationships, communities and social policy. Critical interdisciplinary approaches are used to address the following key questions:
How is sex, gender and sexuality created and produced by popular culture?
How are cultural meanings around sex and gender made, circulated and reinforced?
What roles do consumers have in determining and defining the product?
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Quiz/QuizzesQuiz / Test30%
- OtherPresentation30%
- EssayWritten40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
A grounded working knowledge of the major theoretical and methodological approaches on sex and the media;
- 2
An informed theoretical critique of how gender and sexuality is constituted in popular culture;
- 3
An interdisciplinary approach to media analysis;
- 4
Library-based research skills and a working knowledge of the major data-bases used in the field;
- 5
The ability to think critically and analytically about gender representation in the world around them, and to articulate those thoughts in writing
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS2561 is part of 8 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
- COMMUNIC05Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- COMMUNIC06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- GENDERST06Elective unitsGender studiesNo reviews yet
- GENDERST07Elective unitsGender studiesNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT01Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT02Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG05Level 2 and 3 elective unitsSociologyNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsSociologyNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jessica Grahame
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Brady Robards
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2561?
ATS2561 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2561 offered?
In 2025, ATS2561 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2561?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2561 have an exam?
No. ATS2561 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2561?
ATS2561 is part of Communications and media studies; Gender studies; Health humanities; and Sociology.